And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath
Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very;" your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain
The wastebasket is a writer's best friend. ~Isaac Bashevis Singer
Easy reading is damn hard writing. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
A metaphor is like a simile. ~Author Unknown
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. ~Author Unknown
A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer. ~Karl Kraus
If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster. ~Isaac Asimov
I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork. ~Peter De Vries
LOL!!! The last one is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteThose are great -- especially the Twain quote. He was such a funny man.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Heh, heh. These are great. :-)
ReplyDeleteCool quotes, Nienke :-) Lots to think about!
ReplyDeleteThanks for these. I particularly like the Sylvia Plath quote.
ReplyDeleteSteph
"Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very;" your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. ~Mark Twain"
ReplyDeleteThis one is my favorite.
Tanya
Thats DAMN, true!
ReplyDeleteHope all is well!
Wil
Ha! I LOVE the last one. How true!!!
ReplyDeleteLove these! Nathaniel Hawthorne hit the nail on the head!
ReplyDeleteHow about "Good is the enemy of great".
ReplyDeleteI can't remember who said it, but I always liked it.
I like them all - especially the 'author unknown' ones.
ReplyDeleteLove those quotes. Thanks for posting them.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I love these quotes! Where did you find them?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the one by Karl Kraus, because I'm trying to write a mystery. It's hard. Really, really hard.